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I downloaded Ubuntu to my laptop and performed the hash check and used Rufus to put the iso image on my flash drive and then I restarted the laptop and booted from the usb. After that was completed a message on the laptop said to reboot, so I did. I had been connected to the Internet by my home wifi and after a few hours I realized that I was not connected to the Internet and I connected via ethernet. Now it has been over 24 hours and my laptop is still trying to reboot after the install. So, what do I do now?

OK, that was easy. Once I powered off the laptop and did a cold boot, Ubuntu loaded. Now all I have to do is learn how to use it. Thanks!

G Ball
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  • Try what is explained on this answer (with Alt+SysReq ...) – N. Cornet Jan 03 '18 at 00:00
  • You need to find out what works and what doesn't. Power off the computer and cold start it. Does Ubuntu boot successfully? If you have a dual boot with Windows, does Windows boot successfully? Edit your question with the results. If one or more OSs can't boot, then Boot-Repair may be able to repair the bootloader. – karel Jan 03 '18 at 00:03

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It seems you already solved it, so you can mark your own edit as such if you like. You probably experienced a bug in the installer. In some occasions it does not reboot and thus holding the power button is a solution, as long as there was a message that the installation was finished, it's no problem.

If you find it worth the time, you can file a bug report on launchpad, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu, supplying your system details and the exact conditions to reproduce it. For that you need the latest BIOS to be installed.

enjoy your fresh Ubuntu installation :)

Vincent Gerris
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